Conveyer-bucket.



G. W. BARNETT. ,-GONVEYER BUCKET.

' APPLIOATION FILED 00T.13. 1906. RENEWED JAN. 4, 1907.

PATENTBD JULY 28, 1908.

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PATBNTED JULY 28, 1908.

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CQNVEYER BUCKET APPLICATION FILED ooms. 190g; RENBWED'JAN. 4, 1901.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Application filed October 13, 1906, lSerial No. 338,764. Renewed January 4, 1907. Serial No. 409,366.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BARNETT, a citizen of United States, residing at Louise, in the countyof Wharton, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in Conveyer-Buckets; andI do hereby declare the following to -be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to conveyer buckets and has for its object to provide a bucket of thisl class of such construction that waste of revented although the bucket is of extreme y simple construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

A further feature of this invention lies in the novel means for securing the buckets to their chains. j

In the accompanying drawin sz-Figure 1 is a top plan view of several of my buckets connected in a series. Fig. 2 is `a bottom plan view thereof, 3 1s an end'elevation of the series of buckets, Fig. 4 is a detail vertical transverse sectional view through one of the buckets, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the links.

Referrin more specifically to the drawings each o the buckets is shown as comprisin a sheet of metal which is bent to form a si e 5, a bottom 6, and a side 6 which has its upper edge portion turned over upon itself as at 7 to extend downwardly at an angle. The sides of the buckets are inclined for a purpose which will presently be apparent, and the ends of the buckets are also ormed integral with the plates from which the bottom and sides are formed.

To brace the sides ofthe buckets, plates 9 are provided with flanges 10 by means of which the plates are bolted or otherwise secured to the floors of their respective buckets adjacent the ends 8 of the same, the said plates having their end edges inclined and abutting the sides of the buckets. To further brace the sides of the buckets, a plate 11 is secured to the floor of each bucket at its middle and includes upstanding flanges 12 which have their end edges inclined and in engagement with the sides of the respective buckets.

Secured to the under side of the bottom and side 6 of each bucket at each end thereof is a strip 13 which' has one of its ends bent upwardly as at 14 to lie in spaced parallel relation with the under side of the side 5 of the respective bucket for the loose reception therebetween and the-said side of the bucket of the bent over portion 7 of the side 6 of the next adjacent bucket, it being understood that when the buckets are connected by the chains they may pass over the sprocket gears of the conveyer in connection with whiich they are used without waste of materia The chains for the buckets comprise connected links each of which is formed of side portions 16 connected at their ends by portions 17 and 17', the latter being provided with an open sleeve or hook which engages the portion 17 of the next adjacent link. Each of the 4sleeves is provided with a groove 19 in which is engaged the bight portion of a U-shaped clip 20 which has its arms engaged through openings in the bottom .of the bucket and is screw threaded for the engagement thereon of nuts 21 by which means the links are secured to the buckets. That side of each sleeve or hook 18 which is presented toward the bottom of the bucket is open and a wear plate 22 of fibrous material is interposed between the said side of the sleeve and the bottom of the bucket. The overturned portions 7 ofthe side 6 of each bucket is loosely engaged between the opposing side of the next adjacent bucket and the strips 13 carried thereby and hence it -will be understood -that as the buckets pass over a sprocket wheel, the overturned portions of the side will partially ride out of such engagement and will resume their original position when the sprocket wheel has been passed.

What is claimed is 1. A conveyer comprising a chain of buckets comprising each a body including sides, a strip secured to the body portion of each bucket and having a portion lying in spaced relation to one side thereof, and an extension formed on each bucket, the extension on one bucket being received between the said portions of the strips and the adjacent side of another bucket.

2. A conveyer comprising a chain of buckets, comprising each a body including sides, a strip secured to the body portion of each bucket and having a portion lying in spaced relation to one side thereof, and an extension formed on one lside of each bucket, theextension on one bucket being received between the said portions of the strip and the adjacent side of another bucket.

3. A conveyer comprising a chain of buckets, comprising each a body including sides, a strip secured to the body portion of each bucket and having a portion lying in spaced relation to one side thereof, and a downtuned extension formed on each bucket, the extension on one bucket being received between the said portions of the strips and the adjacent side of another bucket.

4. A conveyer comprising chains, buckets secured to the chains and comprising each a body including sides, a strip secured to the body of each bucket and having a )ortion lying in spaced relation to one side t iereof, and an extension carried by each bucket, the 1 5 extension on one bucket being removably received between the strip and adjacent side of another bucket.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in presence of two witnessesA GEORGE W. BARNETT. Witnesses I JULIUs PETERSON, i J. M. IsAAosoNi 

